My 240 ply tank started
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Got a little more done on the tank .. background is completed and the glass has been installed
(just have to wait for it to cure)
should get it done this week seeing that I got laid off on Friday .. hopefully not too long .. luckily I bought everything for the tank so I shouldn't need to buy anything .. going to get the top installed.. filters hooked up and the tanks sealed on the outside with some primer to keep the moisture out
here are some pics of the background for your viewing pleasure
applied the Zavlar one side at a time to aid with applying the playsand .. I put 3 layers of Zavlar over the foam then covered it with playsand while last layer was still wet
I packed the sand and let it set for a night before sweeping and vacuuming it off
Full tank shot .. the black spots on the left is where the sand didnt stick to the Zavlar .. should still look ok considering Zavlar turns brown after a little while
Glass all ready to go in .. picked the suction cups up at princess auto for 3 bucks each .. helped getting the 2x3 supports I had under the glass so I didnt smear the silicon while installing the pane (still smeared some anyways .. gonna wait till its dry then scrap it off with a razor blade)
lucked out to day finding a ad on Kijiji for a free 4" piranha which I picked up (only 15 minutes from home) ... ended up being around 7" which is good because thats the size of the others
(just have to wait for it to cure) should get it done this week seeing that I got laid off on Friday .. hopefully not too long .. luckily I bought everything for the tank so I shouldn't need to buy anything .. going to get the top installed.. filters hooked up and the tanks sealed on the outside with some primer to keep the moisture out
here are some pics of the background for your viewing pleasure
applied the Zavlar one side at a time to aid with applying the playsand .. I put 3 layers of Zavlar over the foam then covered it with playsand while last layer was still wet
I packed the sand and let it set for a night before sweeping and vacuuming it off
Full tank shot .. the black spots on the left is where the sand didnt stick to the Zavlar .. should still look ok considering Zavlar turns brown after a little while
Glass all ready to go in .. picked the suction cups up at princess auto for 3 bucks each .. helped getting the 2x3 supports I had under the glass so I didnt smear the silicon while installing the pane (still smeared some anyways .. gonna wait till its dry then scrap it off with a razor blade)
lucked out to day finding a ad on Kijiji for a free 4" piranha which I picked up (only 15 minutes from home) ... ended up being around 7" which is good because thats the size of the others
Looking good! I'll be interested to see how the background holds up over time, I really like to look of the sand.
got a lot more done the last couple days .. plumbing is all cut and ready to be assembled ..attached the top .. finished the LED christmas light bar .. ran out of Zavlar so I have to pick up some tomorrow (saved enough for the top but it dried 
).. going to seal the outside after I am sure there arent any leaks
Stay tuned .. the way its going it will have 100 gallons of water in it in aprox 24 hours
).. going to seal the outside after I am sure there arent any leaks
Stay tuned .. the way its going it will have 100 gallons of water in it in aprox 24 hours
Got it half full .. gonna wait till morning .. check for leaks the top it up .. hooking up the plumbing tonight
